recurrˈence or recurrˈency /-kurˈ/ noun

recurrˈent /-kurˈ/ adjective

1. Returning at intervals
2. Running back in the opposite direction or toward the place of origin (anatomy)

recurrˈently adverb

recurˈsion /-kûrˈ/ noun (rare)

A going back, return

Enabling a term in a sequence to be computed from one or more of the preceding terms

recurˈsive adjective (mathematics; of a definition)

Consisting of rules which allow values or meaning to be determined with certainty

recurring decimal noun

A decimal fraction in which after a certain point one figure (repeating decimal) or a group of figures (circulating) is repeated to infinity

recursive subprogram or recursive subroutine noun (computing)

One which includes among its program statements a call to the subprogram itself